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Blood Orange Margaritas

Spring is sprouting little by little here in Austin, and the weather is slowly but surely taking a turn for the warmer. This has meant shorter skirts and longer evenings spent out on our porch, sipping strong drinks while watching the sun sizzle down. That’s what spring is all about after all, isn’t it?

With the recent availability and inexpensive price of blood oranges, I took full advantage and loaded up at the store. For 35 cents per pound, why not?

These crimson-hued beauties are high in vitamin C and fiber, and produce a sweet and slightly tart taste. The zest can be used for baking, the juice can be used to create a marmalade or curd, and the fleshly slices can add extra flavor and color to a Mediterranean salad.

If you don’t have blood oranges handy or available, use regular oranges instead. I highly suggest grabbing some of this gorgeous fruit, though, and giving this easy, breezy cocktail a go for yourself!

The longer it sits the more intense the flavors, so it’s best make a pitcher at least an hour in advance. Combined with freshly squeezed lime juice, tequila, orange liqueur and simple syrup, the blood oranges make for a fantastically tart but tasty drink to celebrate life’s little moments!

Georgia…blood oranges offer such a striking color…it’s crazy not to take advantage of them when they are available! And your cocktail is the perfect way to kick off spring! Very pretty and very refreshing! : )

I have recently fallen for blood oranges big time! In fact, I am always wishing I had bought more. The idea of the juice being used to make a margarita tells me it is time for happy hour. Vibrant pictures! A refreshing drink like this is the perfect way to welcome spring as well as the weekend! Happy Friday.

My eyes are wide open and I’m frantically trying to think of which grocery has blood oranges. I know I could make them with regular – but that almost seems sacrilegious in this case! Beautiful! Have a fabulous weekend as well, m’dear. ~Megan

I love blood oranges and this is a perfect post for Friday! (shh.. but I am actually not much of a drinker. =P) They are such a beautiful fruit that it goes well with salad, drink, sweets, or even savory food. It’s a bit expensive but I think it’s totally worth it. Love your pictures Georgia!

Hi Georgia – thanks so much for visiting Becki’s Whole Life – I love your blog and am now following:-)

Love these Margaritas. I picked up some blood oranges from Trader Joe’s a few weeks back and I’m sad I didn’t have this recipe then! It’s getting warm here to, so it’s a good time to stock up on some good Tequila to start making Margaritas!

This is the perfect spring drink! The weather is warming up in Phoenix too, and we’re spending more evenings on our back patio. This needs to be involved in them now :) Hope you continue to enjoy spring, Georgia!

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